Day Calendar

Stroll through our Reading Garden with your little one as YOU become the storyteller.

Enjoy a different book the first Saturday of every month!

Best suited for ages 7 and under, but all ages can participate.

Drop-in breastfeeding support and education will be offered at no charge by a trained peer counselor from Healthy Start Coalition with the goal of increasing knowledge and awareness for mothers.

Practice speaking English! This is an Intermediate level conversation group.  Sponsored by the Literacy Council of Sarasota.

Learn to code in a variety of languages through the nationally recognized "Girls Who Code" program. Middle and high school girls will complete their own parts of a joint project that benefits the community. Not interested in coding? Our 11 a.m.

Meet new friends and chat with other parents and caregivers while your kids play and read in the picture book area. Enjoy a place to chill after walking around the Downtown Farmers Market!

Yoga is fun for the whole family with yoga instructor, Casey Navarro! Recommended for ages 2-5 attending with adult. Tickets available at the youth desk starting at 10:15 a.m. the morning of each program.

Upa Yoga is a simple yet powerful set of ten practices that activate the joints, muscles, and energy system, bringing ease to the whole system.

Ages 7-12. Each month has a new topic relating to Science, Engineering, Technology, or Math! Registration is required and light snack are served.

Children 5 - 9 can drop into the Children's Department and work on a craft kit!

Chess lovers meet and play chess with other chess lovers. All skill levels are welcome.

Learn how to make healthy food choices and prepare healthy meals for yourself, your family, and your friends!

Presented by Cooking Matters and All Faiths Food Bank.

This program is open to teens in grades 6-12. Register below!

Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination.

Explore the voting process and the requirements for voter registration.

To vote in Florida, you must be a Florida resident, at least 18 years or age, and registered. You can pre-register at age 16 or 17.

Try your hand at voice acting and/or create and perform your own podcast content using Garageband.

Ages 5 and up. Work on your own creations or build as a team. We provide the LEGOs, you provide the imagination. Creations will be on display in the youth area for one week following the programs.

Join us on October 5 from 2-4 p.m. to meet the six authors of "Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women" at the Shannon Staub Library!

Join the rest of the world in observing the moon on this special night! This program includes a short lecture by NASA Ambassadors Linda McKenna and Kaitlin Porter, hands-on activities, and outdoor viewing of the moon using telescopes.